[Giant lipoma of the back: a case report and litterature review]. / Lipome géant du dos: rapport de cas avec revue de la littérature.

Lipoma is a benign soft tissue tumour. It is a benign proliferation of mature adipocytes. It is described as giant when its weight exceeds 1 kg or its diameter exceeds 5 cm. Functional and aesthetic impairment may be a major reason for surgical excision. It can be located everywhere, but it mainly occurs in the posterior segment of the chest. We here report a case of giant lipoma of the left posterior-superior segment of the chest.